Críticas ao OOo 3.2

After testing OpenOffice.org 3.2 on both Windows XP and Ubuntu Linux
systems, I found the new release to be a worthwhile upgrade. The suite is
freely downloadable, and version 3.2 contains no changes that would require
retraining.

OpenOffice 3.2 - now available for Windows, Mac and Linux - boasts faster
start-up times than before. But the really big news is that now - finally -
this open-source suite offers full compatibility with files created using
Microsoft's Office 2007.

No surprise here: OpenOffice is the undisputed king of open source office
software. Boasting most of what you get with the big commercial packages -
a word processor, spreadsheet, and presentation application - the individual
applications in OpenOffice are even compatible with the file formats used
by MS Office and other leading fee-based software.

OpenOffice.org has recently released version 3.1 of its eponymous
software suite, a minor upgrade that brings some welcome features and some
much needed polish to the nearest thing Microsoft Office has to a
competitor.

Anyone can download OpenOffice today for free at openoffice.org. The
open-source site offers a full-featured Office suite for nothing: no
advertising support, no nothing. Just download it, install it and go. Some
colleges and businesses have already moved to OpenOffice to save money, and
I expect others to give it a look.

The latest version of the open-source office suite OpenOffice.org 3.1
has just arrived, and it's a good one. While some of the improvements are
visible to the naked eye, I found that the most important changes were
hidden under the hood.

Críticas ao OOo 3.0

If you're spending a fortune on MS Office licenses, you should at least be
evaluating OpenOffice to see if it meets the needs of your basic users, if
not your power users. Microsoft Office still has a place in many
organisations, but OpenOffice 3.0 is a viable alternative for many people.

But for the first time, I'm ready to recommend this new version as a viable
alternative to Microsoft's offering. It still has rough edges, but it has an
impressive feature set, a generally lucid interface, pure open-source
credentials, and - in the current economic climate - the decisive advantage
of being absolutely free.

Version 3.0 of OpenOffice.org does add significant new features, and since
in these financially turbulent times it costs nothing to install, it could
reduce bottom line expenditure significantly if deployed extensively. We
experienced few problems with the suite that couldn't be circumvented with
workarounds. We think system administrators should give it a close look,
especially if they're rolling out thousands of minimally used copies of
Microsoft Office with only features like basic formatting, spell checking,
and word count really being needed.

After using OpenOffice's MS Word analog, Writer, all day, I can confirm
that this update is worth it for the improvement in response and load times,
if nothing else. The installation is still enormous, with an installer about
130MB for Windows users and 160MB for Mac, but the installation process
is smoother. From start to finish, it clocked in at around 5 minutes,
significantly faster than installing OpenOffice 2. People who use OpenOffice
as their primary productivity suite should take advantage of the OpenOffice
Quickstarter, which noticeably accelerates program launch times and has been
made even faster in version 3.

Overall, does OpenOffice.org 3.0 provide a step forward? Yes, with extra
features and some performance improvements at startup, although in use it
still feels sluggish and clunky in places. Does it justify the jump in major
version number? We're not convinced, but the 2.x series has been around for
a while and this release does present a fresh face, and more scope for
extensions with the internal changes. On balance, the new OpenOffice.org
release is a step forward, and if they can speed it up a bit for 3.1 we'll
be more than happy.

OpenOffice.org 3.0 is a great suite of office productivity applications
(word processor, spreadsheet, presentation and database) that's very similar
to Microsoft Office in function, and very different in price. Where pricing
for Microsoft Office 2007 starts around $100, you can download and use
OpenOffice.org 3.0 for free.

Microsoft faces serious challenge as well-featured free productivity
software ships. After three years development OpenOffice.org has introduced
OpenOffice 3.0, the most advanced version yet of its completely free
Microsoft Office competitor

Overall, OpenOffice 3.0 seems like a great step forward, and for the low
low price of free, how can you complain? Grab a copy and have at thee, it is
everything you could need in an office pack without the $500 price tag,
ever-changing UI, and forced file formats that people don't want.

OpenOffice.org is ... a reasonably competent office productivity suite for
a large number of users and the various extensions, including the new Import
PDF Extension for 3.0, mean it can be, at least, sufficient for many tasks.

Críticas pré-lançamento ao OOo 3.0

Nine years after Sun Microsystems bought StarOffice, the resulting
OpenOffice.org project is ready to roll out its 3.0 release. Enhanced format
compatibility and features put it on par with Microsoft Office.

OpenOffice is free, and for organizations that want to stay legal and yet
provide an office suite to all their workers. it is an excellent solution.
A mixed environment with power users on Office 2007 and the rest on
OpenOffice works well, as some of India’s biggest banks and BPO outfits have
found out to their advantage.

Críticas ao OOo 2

PC Pro Magazine delivers its verdict on Version 2:

Our pick of the low-cost office suites has had a much-needed overhaul, and
now battles Microsoft in terms of features, not just price.

OpenOffice certainly doesn't lack features compared to the market leader,
and most of its ease-of-use issues stem from people's familiarity with
Microsoft Office rather than an inherent problem with the program itself.
As such, you should certainly try OpenOffice's offering before donating
another UKP100 or more to Microsoft's coffers. After all, it's free.

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